Links are to pdf files unless otherwise indicated.

• Detectors for particle radiation, Konrad Kleinknecht, Cambridge University Press, 1987.
• Particle Detectors, Particle Data Group, 1998.
• Passage of Particles Through Matter, Particle Data Group, 1998.
• Photon and Electron Interactions with Matter, Particle Data Group, 1998.

• References listed in syllabus

1. Data Reduction and Error Analysis for the Physical Sciences, P. R. Bevington and D. K. Robinson, 1992, 2^nd edition, McGraw Hill.
2. An Introduction to Error Analysis: The Study of Uncertainties in Physical Measurements, John R. Taylor, 1997, 2^nd edition, University Science Books.
3. A Practical Guide to Data Analysis for Physical Science Students, Louis Lyons, 1992, Cambridge University Press.
4. Statistical Data Analysis, Glen Cowan, 1998, Oxford University Press.

• Probability, Particle Data Group, 1998.
• Statistics, Particle Data Group, 1998.
• Linear Least Squares Fitting Formulae, J. M. Butler, 1999, (postscript file) (added 12 October, 1999)

Write-up

• Available in SCI 134

References

• Supplementary Notes on Data Analysis for the Radioactivity Lab, J. M. Butler, 1999 (MS Word document).
• Experiments in Modern Physics, Adrian C. Melissinos, Academic Press, 1966, chapter 5.
• Probability, Particle Data Group, 1998.
• Statistics, Particle Data Group, 1998.
• Commonly Used Radioactive Sources, Particle Data Group, 1998.

References - None so far

Write-up

• Available in SCI 134

References

• Experiments in Modern Physics, Adrian C. Melissinos, Academic Press, 1966, chapter 6.
• Commonly Used Radioactive Sources, Particle Data Group, 1998.

Write-up - no online version yet

References

• http://www.holo.com
• http://www.holo.com/holo/book/book1.html

Write-up

• http://photon.bu.edu/PRIDE/SC560/labs/lab1.html

References - None so far

Write-up

• Electroluminescence of LEDs, Prof. Schubert, Photonics Center (MS Word document)

References - None so far

Write-up

• Available in SCI 134

References

• The Mössbauer Effect, Hans Frauenfelder, W. A. Benjamin, 1962.
• Experiments in Modern Physics, Adrian C. Melissinos, Academic Press, 1966, chapter 6.
• Mössbauer Spectroscopy, MIT Junior Lab Write-up, 1997.
• Commonly Used Radioactive Sources, Particle Data Group, 1998.

Write-up - no online version yet

References

• The Speed and Decay of Cosmic-Ray Muons, MIT Junior Lab Write-up, 1998.
• Cosmic Rays, Particle Data Group, 1998.

Write-up

• Available in SCI 134

References - None so far

Write-up

• Available in SCI 134

References - None so far

Write-up

• Available in SCI 134

References - None so far

Write-up

• Available in SCI 134

References - None so far

Write-up

• Available in SCI 134

References

• Experiments in Modern Physics, Adrian C. Melissinos, Academic Press, 1966, chapter 7.
• The Zeeman Effect and Hyperfine Structure in Mercury and Neon, MIT Junior Lab Write-up, 1994.

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Last updated 8/25/99